Wife of Bath

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  • Created on: 07-05-13 11:09
Authority
Experience, though noon auctoritee - I put me in youre wise governance - They had me yeven hir lond and hir tresoor - By maistrie, al the soverainetee - Worn men desiren to have sovereinetee
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Marriage/Sex
God bad us for to wexe and multiplie - Welcome the sixte, whan that evere he shal.
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Women
For half so boldely kan ther no man, Swere and lyen, as a womman kan. - The flour is goon, ther is namoore to tell; The bren, as I best kan, now moste I selle - if wommen hadde written stories - The queene hirself sittinge as a justise
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money
They had me yeven hir lond and hir tresoor - the thre men were goode, riche and olde -
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Animal imagery
spaniel, cat, horse, lioness, mouse (husband), nightengale, gnat, mouse (Wife), cat
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love
Which that I took for love, and no richesse - that evere love was sinne'
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Card 2

Front

God bad us for to wexe and multiplie - Welcome the sixte, whan that evere he shal.

Back

Marriage/Sex

Card 3

Front

For half so boldely kan ther no man, Swere and lyen, as a womman kan. - The flour is goon, ther is namoore to tell; The bren, as I best kan, now moste I selle - if wommen hadde written stories - The queene hirself sittinge as a justise

Back

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Card 4

Front

They had me yeven hir lond and hir tresoor - the thre men were goode, riche and olde -

Back

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Card 5

Front

spaniel, cat, horse, lioness, mouse (husband), nightengale, gnat, mouse (Wife), cat

Back

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